Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
May 23, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1952 at Sportsman's Park III. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, St. Louis Browns 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Simpson rf 5 0 0 0
Avila 2b 5 1 1 0
Rosen 3b 4 2 1 1
Doby cf 4 2 2 1
Mitchell lf 3 0 1 1
Easter 1b 4 0 1 1
Boone ss 2 1 1 1
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 1
Garcia p 4 0 0 0
  Lemon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Arft 1b 3 0 0 1
Delsing cf 4 0 1 1
Nieman rf 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
Wright lf 4 1 2 0
Michaels 3b 2 0 0 0
  Rapp ph 1 1 1 0
  Thomas 3b 1 0 0 0
Marion ss 2 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 1
  DeMaestri ss 0 0 0 0
Garver p 2 0 0 0
  Rivera ph 0 1 0 0
  Madison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Cleveland 000 201 030680
St. Louis 000 000 030341
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(6-2) 7.1 4 3 3 3 4
  Lemon  SV(3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
5
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L(2-4) 8.0 8 6 6 3 5
  Madison   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
3
5

  E–Arft (1).  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (4,off Garver); Avila (5,off Garver); Doby (5,off Garver); Boone (3,off Garver), St. Louis Rapp (3,off Garcia).  3B–Cleveland Doby (1,off Garver).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (9,8th inning off Garver 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Rosen (1,by Garver).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U–Bill McGowan, Bill McKinley, Hank Soar.  T–2:13.  A–9,126.
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